Application of Chinese version of Care Transitions Measure in patients with chronic diseases Li / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To apply the Chinese version of Care Transition Measure (C-CTM) in patients with chronic diseases to assess the quality of transitional care and its influencing elements in order to provide reference for improving the quality of transitional care. Methods A total of 210 patients with chronic diseases were telephoned 2 to 4 weeks after discharge using C- CTM. Results The C- CTM score of the 210 study participants was 52.37±15.45. The general self- care preparation scored the highest which was 65.48±15.07, written plan was the lowest with a median score of 16.67. Multiple regression analysis showed that education level, hospital class and Activity of Daily Living (ADL) scores upon admission were significantly positively associated with the C- CTM scores. Conclusions The overall quality of transitional care was poor, especially in written plan. Quality of transitional care was poorer in patients with lower education level, being admitted to lower class hospitals and with lower ADL scores upon admission.